Fresh Water

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is

• salt water

• rainwater

• groundwater

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A lake that stores water for human use is called a(n)

• reservoir

• dam

• oxbow lake

• pond

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the stream and smaller rivers that feed into a main river are its

• watersheds

• divides

• tributaries

• reservoirs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is a process that occurs in the water cycle?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process by which plants lose water out of their leaves.

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the largest watershed in North America?

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

• Columbia River

• Colorado River

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 97%

• 71%

• 30%

• 3%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following wetlands would have large numbers of cattails and other grasslike plants?

• bog

• coastal wetland

• marsh

• swamp

The part of the water cycle where the sun heats up liquid water and changes it to a gas.

• transpiration

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4